THE HANGOVER REPORT – Max Posner’s THE TREASURER is brilliant, insidious theater

One of the very best new plays likely to open in New York this fall is The Treasurer, playwright Max Posner’s insidious, guilt-ridden homage to the memory play – particularly … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Kalman and Heginbotham’s THE PRINCIPALS OF UNCERTAINTY is a whimsical, if vague, affair

Last night, I caught the final performance of The Principals of Uncertainty at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. This hybrid piece of dance-theater is based on a book of collected illustrations of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The hyper-physical London transfer of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE exudes, oddly, sex appeal

Last night, A Clockwork Orange officially opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages in a timely production directed by Alexandra Spencer-Jones. The ensemble-based show, which originated from London, is adapted from the novel by Anthony … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Michael Yates Crowley’s THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN, BY GRACE B. MATTHAUS is entertaining, if smirky

Before ending its run this past weekend, I was able to take in a performance of Michael Yates Crowley’s entertaining if smirky The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Grace B. Matthaus at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nick Robideau’s subversive, playful INANIMATE opens the new Flea

Last night marked my first visit to the Flea’s shiny new home in Tribeca, happily located just blocks away from its much-loved original space. The shiny and upgraded venue’s inaugural production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Philip Dawkins’ CHARM exuberantly explores trans issues

Last night I caught Philip Dawkins’ exuberant Charm in an MCC Theater production at the Lucille Lortel. Mr. Dawkins’ play, originally seen in Chicago two years ago, tells the story of Mama Darleena … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Noni Stapleton’s CHAROLAIS is twisted storytelling (a compliment)

Leave it to the Irish to elevate twisted storytelling into artful theater. Charolais, gleefully written and performed by , is just that. It’s not surprising that the production currently running at 59E59 … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – S. Asher Gelman’s AFTERGLOW is entertaining, engaging telenovela theater

I recently had a chance to catch the recently extended gay-themed relationship drama Afterglow, written and directed by S. Asher Gelman. I had been resisting seeing this one – friends and sources seem … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Suzan-Lori Parks’s THE RED LETTER PLAYS receive stylish, searing revivals at the Signature

Down at the indispensable Signature Theater on 42nd Street, you’ll find a pair of harrowing plays about women on the fringes of society just (barely) getting by. They are Fucking … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sarah Ruhl’s FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY is heavy on whimsy, light on true magic

Playwright Sarah Ruhl has made a name for herself for taking bold, poetic, and highly theatrical flights of fancy in her plays. Her latest, For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday, … Continue Reading →